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GIRO CHEQUE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
Synonyms:
giro; giro cheque
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("giro cheque" is a kind of...):
bank check; check; cheque (a written order directing a bank to pay money)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)